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SubjectRe: e1000e on Thinkpad x60: gigabit not available due to "SmartSpeed"
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On Thu, 2016-09-01 at 22:14 +0200, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I have trouble getting 1000mbit out of my ethernet card.
>
> I tried direct connection between two PCs with different cables, and
> no luck.
>
> Today I tried connection to 1000mbit switch, and no luck, either. (Two
> cables, one was cat6, both short).
>
> My computer sees 1000mbit being advertised by the other side, but does
> not advertise 1000mbit, "Link Speed was downgraded by SmartSpeed".

Check your cables?

https://vmxp.wordpress.com/2015/01/06/1gbe-intel-nic-throttled-to-100mbit-by-smartspeed/

- Greg

>
> 4.8.0-rc4+ kernel.
>
> Does it work for other people? Card is:
>
> 02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82573L Gigabit Ethernet
> Controller
>
> root@duo:/data/l/linux# mii-tool -v eth1
> SIOCGMIIREG on eth1 failed: Input/output error
> SIOCGMIIREG on eth1 failed: Input/output error
> eth1: negotiated 100baseTx-FD, link ok
> product info: Yukon-EC 88E1111 rev 0
> basic mode: autonegotiation enabled
> basic status: autonegotiation complete, link ok
> capabilities: 1000baseT-FD 100baseTx-FD 100baseTx-HD 10baseT-FD 10baseT-HD
> advertising: 100baseTx-FD 100baseTx-HD 10baseT-FD 10baseT-HD flow-control
> link partner: 1000baseT-FD 100baseTx-FD 100baseTx-HD 10baseT-FD 10baseT-HD
> root@duo:/data/l/linux#
>
> [ 1330.622658] e1000e: eth1 NIC Link is Up 100 Mbps Full Duplex, Flow
> Control: None
> [ 1330.622840] e1000e 0000:02:00.0 eth1: Link Speed was downgraded by
> SmartSpeed
> [ 1330.622846] e1000e 0000:02:00.0 eth1: 10/100 speed: disabling TSO
> root@duo:/data/l/linux#
>
> Best regards,
>
> Pavel
>


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